After taking a slew of collegiate players (9 of 12 picks) in the first 10 rounds, the Cubs continued that trend on the third and final day of the MLB Draft Wednesday.
The Cubs kicked things off on Day 3 by taking Riley Thompson with the 338th overall pick. Thompson is a right-handed pitcher from Louisville whose collegiate numbers were not very good.
The 6-foot-3 righty made 10 appearances and 7 starts for Louisville in 2018, pitching to a 7.26 ERA and 1.77 WHIP while striking out 32 batters in 31 innings.
That being said, Thompson can dial his fastball up to triple digits and is coming off Tommy John surgery (2016) and shoulder issues, so the Cubs must like his upside and believe he'll have better results when healthy.
The 12th round (368th overall) brought Cam Sanders, a right-handed pitcher from LSU who is also the son of former Scott Sanders, who pitched for the Cubs in 1999.
Cam Sanders is 6-foot-2, 175 pounds and spent most of his time in college (for LSU in 2018 and Northwest Florida State in 2017) as a reliever with 20 appearances out of the bullpen and 12 starts. Overall, he was 7-3 with a 4.07 ERA, 1.59 WHIP and 103 strikeouts in 76 innings.
Here's the rest of the Cubs' haul in Day 3:
13 (398) - Ezequiel Pagan, CF, Pro Baseball High School & Academy
14 (428) - Riley McCauley, RHP, Michigan State
15 (458) - Tyler Durna, 1B, UC San Diego
16 (488) - Josh Sawyer, LHP, University of Texas
17 (518) - Jake Reindl, RHP, University of Arkansas Fayetteville
18 (548) - Jake Slaughter, SS, LSU
19 (578) - Layne Looney, RHP, University of Richmond
20 (608) - Chris Allen, LHP, Marin Community College
21 (638) - Carlos Vega, RHP, Southeast Missouri State
22 (668) - Jamie Galazin, CF, St. Johns
23 (698) - Hunter Taylor, C, South Carolina
24 (728) - Blake Whitney, RHP, University of South Carolina (Upstate)
25 (758) - Dalton Hurd, OF, Seattle University
26 (788) - Julian Boyd, OF, St. John Bosco High School
27 (818) - Niels Stone, RHP, Indian River State College
28 (848) - Mitchell Parker, LHP, Manzano High School
29 (878) - Levi Jordan, SS, University of Washington
30 (908) - Drew Wharton, OF, Clemson
31 (938) - Clayton Daniel, 2B, Jacksonville State
32 (968) - Jack Patterson, LHP, Bryant University
33 (998) - Tyler Ras, RHP, Middletown North High School
34 (1028) - Miguel Pabon, SS, Leadership Christian Academy
35 (1058) - Edmond Americaan, Chipola College
36 (1088) - Jacob Campbell, C, Craig High School
37 (1118) - Henry Vilar, SS, Westminster Christian High School
38 (1148) - Chase Hanson, OF, Edison High School
39 (1178) - Pierson Gibis, C, Wauconda High School
40 (1208) -Â Itamar Steiner, RHP, Niles North High School